Seventh Infantry Division - Yearbook (South Korea)

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75 mm Recollless rlfle. Qstand bylj rose from the UN bunkers on Yoke. During the encounter, Second Lieutenant Besaba Ayele, com- mander of the outpost, was killed by Chinese grenades. This encounter was the last major enemy attack against UN lines for the next month-and-a-half. Rugged patrolling continued by firefights and artillery barrages were light. When the Reds did run an attack on our forces, they were light and with limited objectives. On 4 June, the Communists did launch another attack on outposts Yoke and Uncle, attempting to assault the Ethiopian emplacements from the east and west flanks. But the enemy attack was shoved back with automatic rifle and small arms fire and artillery and mortar bar- rages. For the rest of June and the first few days of July activity was quiet. But the Reds were busy repairing bunkers and attack positions. By this time it had become increasingly apparent that the enemy was planning to execute another attack against UN forces in the area of Pork Chop. The Chinese were persistent in their de- termination to maintain continuous contact with the Division forces, mainly through outguard posts. When this information was reported to the regimental com- mander, he immediately decided that positive action was necessary in order to destroy the known positions and delay any further enemy build-up in the area. Accord- ingly, he ordered two platoons to conduct a raid against

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l - S K Zitssf-V' 4, .ZW mf T ff'?ii?Zv A K ,,. Ali' if Litter bearers carry buddy to aid station during training. these enemy positions on the morning of 4 July. Com- pany C of the 17th Infantry executed the raid, suc- cessfully placing demolition charges in such a manner as to blast the enemy's poised attack position and inflict major damage on it. This position, according to the re- ports of the raiding force, was of sufficient size to indi- cate that the Reds were readying a sizeable attack. They had also succeeded in preparing a threatening support position in the area. The raid succeeded in de- laying a proposed enemy attack on Pork Chop but on 6 July, a major enemy effort was loosed at the impor- tant UN hill. During that hot, humid night, four separate skir- mishes occurred between UN and Red forces. One of these, a short but savage battle, was at Outpost Pork Chop, one of the advance positions along the MLR, and was the initiation of a major enemy effort. Throughout the night, vicious fights exploded all along the Pork Chop line. Most of them were diversionary efforts by the enemy, small and lacking in any sustained effort. At Outpost Snook two enemy platoons engaged the Americans and for 25 minutes a vicious ufirefight crackled along this line. The enemy finally withdrew in the face of UN flash fires. At Baby Snook Finger, a low ridge along Pork Chop, thirty Reds slipped in on a prob- ing patrol. Quickly spotted, they opened fire and Divi- sion riflemen exchanged lead for one hour before the Chinese withdrew leaving six of their troops dead. Large enemy sightings were also reported in the vicinity of Arsenal Outpost and artillery was directed into the area for five minutes forcing the enemy to withdraw. .., .V Ml, , Ki